Sewing-machine hemmer and the like.



E.'J. BOYLER.

SEWING MACHINE HEMMEB AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED PEB.10,1913.

1,109,898. Patented p -8,1914.

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.. "jSEWiN AQ NEHE M To all whom it concern gBe it known that 1;; IEIVIANUELJ Bovine,

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3 a citizen of- Canada, residing atNew {Haven in the county 1 of I=N-ew:-:Haven and State o v Connecticut, Shave invented 'or discoveredi certain new and": u'sefuln Improvements 1n;

Sewing-Machine .Hemmers and the like, O

which the following is: a specificatiomg-refer'ence" being had ing drawings. This inventionhasfornts object to ,pro-

therein: toi the .accomp anyi j 'videian adjustable hemmeravof such con-.1 structionth'at the iscroll p'arts; thereof may be moved from :or toward each other for the purpose of making wider Or narrower hems,

and; which hemmer is adjns'tably mounted on ielation to the edge of; thejihemug'flio this end :the' improvedhemmen comprises a shank Y. scrollzpa-rt of thie hemmerjis an adjustable member carryingca' iscroll partl the pOSltlOng of which may be changedto; vary the width i :of theliem. 'The shank of the adjustable hemmer is provided with a slotted portion 1 which receives Z1.[StudiORPjZI/ PI'BSSGI'-foot adapted to be secured to thepresserebar of a e sewing machine; and attached to the said presse z ootgis'laspring. engaginga lporti dr i" J-pre'sser-foott oresupport inJsuehi a, manner thatit'may be adjusted laterally :for' the pure; pose of bringing the seamainto' any. desired,

' portion having wh atrimayg be. terinedz a ,fiX 'ed-W "scroll partpwhichris preferably/formed 1n- Vte'gral with said-1 shank. portlomia Movablyf mounted with reference to,,xthesaid Efixed?v ofthe shank ofi'th'e'h'emmer to maintain the'j said hemmer in any desired position of justmen't by a frictional engagement with said shank; This construction permits the hemmer to be quickly apphed to orremoved from the presser-foot ment,- while enabling it to be adjusted later- 1 all'y,-,when desired, for the p'nrposeof varyin'g-thedistance between the line of stitching andthe edge of the hem, simply by'sliding thelf'said shank to the right or left. This ingof the guiding part of the attachment on,-the presser foot part thereof may be part of the attach-- convenient adjustable and removable moune utilized with other sewing machine attach ments than 'hemmers; as with binders, braiders and cordersj etc In th'e accompanying drawing'Figure 1 is i a plan view of the improved hemmer and its presser-foot support. Fig. 2 is a front view, Fig. 3 a side viewand Fig. t a rearview of MANUFAGTURING]CQMBMIY, mar-panama; r' om mc a 5*5',Fig ..-1."my a v a v 1 Referring lto the' drawing, 12" denotesz'rfa presserfoottprovidedi with a shank portion 13 adapt-ed to bese'cured'. into," the p'resser-bart of a sewing -;mac'hine in a wellekn'own man I191": LRemovably. mounted!.- onQ-the )said' presser-foot is; ahhemme'n comprising a shank portion 14 having; a.:slot. :15, one endof which 1 i isenlarged for; .thei rleception of 5a :"head of a stud 16:;riveted 'rvto" thei'presser-foot; and the necki portionuofwwhich'i is;f-,closely embraced" 5 isfa d an: eaanftn11a;

thejnarrowfpart of ztheidsaid slot The: :sa1djshank 1portion:iofrtheihemmer is pro- 1:

vided; with an iup'turnedx'portion or flange 17 fitting-against 'theyfront of the lower part: of: thepresser-foot shank, and attached *to said; lower-kpart of I the; presseref'o'ot shank,: byi a r1veti18 is a looped spring 'l9vthe free: end ;of which iS2U'1Shaped to provide: a front portion 20; which ioverlapsihe vertical flange '17 on--:

the liemmer' Shank; and'zpresses againstthez;

said flange in such a=manner-as to frictionally jreta n the ,sa id; shank in, place,-; while perm tt ngit to be slid: flaterallyffor;the-punk 'pose ofezchanginglthe;working position of the;hemmer,-;oii-foruthe purposez'of'bring'ing the head :of :the stud 16 ,into register; K with the qen arged po tion ;Of .:-tl1 e"SlOt 1 5. 11in, the

shan orticmgo the hemmeiizwhenthezlatw ter 1s berremove'd =from;--the presserfooti;

a at .f reeg end oftheifrontgrportion 20 of the, spring 19 is preferably turned out 'w d' i hl ti d lame at he Vertical fija ge'i 17 "is" ereferablyslightiy beveled 'bff at'2I "to enable the said flange to be conven ientlyslid into the space beneath thefsaid portion 20 of the said spring. j v

Preferably formed integral with the shank portion 14 of the hemmer is a fixed scroll part 22 which cooperates with an adjustable v scroll part 23 carried by a looped member 24 the-upper limb of which is provided'with a Y shank portionof the hemmer, so thatthe said looped member 24 will be guided by the said rib when adjusted laterally and-will be steadied thereby when secured in. any desired position of adjustment by means of the setscrew 27 tapped in said rib. Beneath the base'of the headof the said screw 27 is preferably placed a washer 28 which overlies portions of the upper limb of the said adjustable loopvmember and bears. directly thereon.

slot 25 receiving arib 26 mounted on the i From the foregoing it willy be understood that the hemmer may be made wider and .narrower byi'l noving the adjustable" scroll '1 part 23 thereof" toward or from the fixed scroll part22 thereoiifor the PUIPOSGwOf forming narrower orwider heme, as may be desired. It will also be understood that by,

adjusting the shank portion of the hemmer t the edgeofthe hem,ias may beldesired.

laterally on the, pre'sser-it'oot the line-"of Stitching may be varied with reference to By reference to Figs, 1 and 2 ofthe draw it ing it will be seen that the fixed scroll :part

221101? the hemmer is inclosed between the upper and lower: limbs of: the looped mama ber :24: withwhich the adjustable scroll part 23%;0f the,hemmerliswintegralu -When the hemmerl is in: workingwposition on a a sewing machine the lower limb of said looped mem-' ber: 24; is slightly ab we the work-plate;- of the a machine, while the adj ustablesoroll part 23,

I forming the lower ,hemmer @Inem'ber, may

" rest on the work plate. iOwing to this ar ideviceyythei attachment 1 being retained in I rangement 1 offi the ahenimer parts the for 2w Ward-feed or travelrofthe cloth, "in forming a hem; will a not be impe'dedby a downward pressure thereonibythehemmer, as the cloth will pass Jabove thenlower portion of the adjiistable'scrolll part 23," andthus such drajgging pressure on the cloth beneath the hema'voidedz j m e I The construction"abovedescribedprovides convenient a means whereby a hemmer a or a other similar attachment maybe readily and quickly, applied to or removed ffrom' its" sup portingpresser footforfmay be adjustedlatorally :the'reon Without requiring the tight any diesired position 1 of adj ustmentl on the Washington, 'D. 0,

Having thus described my invention I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent: f1, The combination with; a sewing ma:

chine pressenfoot, of a heniiher adjustably mounted on said foot so that its working, position on said foot may be varied laterally said hemmer comprising fixed and adjustable scroll parts, JaLlooped member on which i said adjustable scroll "part is formed, .said

fixed scroll member being located in a plane a between. the upper and lower limbs'ofsaid I loopedrmember; whereby hems ofpdifierenti widthsmay be formed, and whereby also a: dragging pressure, beneaththe hemmer, on: p the roll or fold of cloth which is to form-the hem,will'be avoided. a ,i 2. Awsewing machine attachment (com prising" a presser-foot provided. with, headed stud, an attachment parthaving a shankprovi'ded with a-slot having an en:

larged portion-to'permittheihead of :said 1 stud to pass through saidzshank, the said;

shank having an upaturned flange fitting, n against the'rshank portion of saidv resser-E79 foot, and a looped: spring attached to the 1" said shank portion .ofsaid :pres'sen-foot f and 1 having a springmember:whichxoverlaps I v and bearsagainst theisaidnp-turned flange 1 to hold the attachment partfinplace frictionally, but permitting: it to be readily: ad ,justed or removed. v i

' In testimony whereofl' aflix my's'ignaturep 5 I;

' in presence of two witnesses. I p a EMANUEL JQB YLERJ 1 "'lVitnesses: 1 I 1 HERBERT-TAB. DARTON,

GREIsT.

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